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Precedents for MUVE education

In discussing with Lauren and myself the possibility of his teaching a class this afternoon, Prof. Andrew Berman of NYLS asked for examples of other educational efforts that have made use of virtual spaces. Using del.icio.us, I have been gathering links to sites describing such efforts here. Actually, Prof. Berman asked whether virtual law teaching […]

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Epistemic Games: Learning to “think like a lawyer”

Professor David Shaffer of the University of Wisconsin is a pioneer in what he terms “epistemic games” — experiences that teach learners how to “think like professionals” by playing the role of professionals. (See generally his website as well as his forthcoming book for more on this topic). Having now constructed epistemic games for K-12 […]

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